[Note: In the DYTM Raja Dr Nazrin Shah KL International Open Chess Championships 2014, Pascua scored 6.5/9 Pts against 7-Title Holders or TH (4-GM, 1-IM, 1-WIM & 1-WFM), 9-FIDE rated & 9 opponents coming from 6 other federations. According to FIDE Title Regulations, for the purposes of IM norms, the minimum rating (adjusted rating floor) for the opponents shall be 2050. His Round-1 opponent with a FIDE rating of only 1938 was adjusted to the minimum rating floor of 2050, thus finally, the average rating of his 9 opponents was 2420 to qualify him for the IM norm (see Tables 1.72 for 9 rounds, 5 TH, minimum 7 rated)]. His TPR was 2486 (minimum requirement for IM norm is 2450).

Rc – average rating of rated opponents, Ro – rating of a player in a tournament, Rp – rating performance of an unrated player, W – points won in a tournament against rated opponents, N – total number of games against rated opponents, Change – change used for calculation according to formula, K – development coefficient, Kchg – rating change of a player calculated as (K * change)